Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas to our friends and family everywhere! We wish we could be with you all for the holidays! Ryan is looking forward to a couple of great ski days for his birthday weekend and also wathing the BYU bowl game. Ruthie is practicing the fight song with him on a regular basis! Tate is a sweet boy and we can't get enough of him! Just thought we'd post a few of the pictures our friend Catherine took for us.

Baby Tate has Arrived ! ! !

November 27th at 3:27 pm John Tate Bevan arrived. He has thick brown hair and big hands and feet. He weighed .3 oz more than Ruthie, a whopping 6lbs 15.6oz (we'll call it 7lbs even) and 20 inches long. Ruthie is a very helpful big sister, she says he's a "tute (cute) baby" and his "hair's a mess" and that she'll "fix it wit mousse". She also keeps introducing herself to Baby Tate saying, "I'm Ruthie" and pointing to herself. We love our new addition! Thanks, to both Grandma helpers that have come up from AZ.

"Fairy Prince--"

Ruthie loved her Halloween costume this year! She insisted she was a "fairy prince." Apparently the last syllable of princess is just a little much for her! She did get to wear the costume for a ward party, a neighborhood party, and trick-or-treating at Ryan's work all before Halloween night! She obviously made out pretty well for a 2 year old. Mom and dad will help with that!

Bedhead

This is our princess in the morning. She gets the most amazing bedhead with her curly hair! But the extreme hair makeover is quick and beautiful!

Ruthie's 2!

I cannot believe Ruthie is already 2! Of course, the fact that we are having a baby soon makes me glad she is. We intended to go to a big aquarium on Saturday since Nemo and Ariel are her favorites. She would not nap all day, so by the time we drove to see the fishies she was sound asleep an wouldn't budge for anything! Another time. Sunday we had a small party with Ruthie's Aunt Amy and Aunt Suzanne. She loved all of her presents. Books, DVD's, a tricycle, an airplane, Ariel shoes and a princess wand. Thanks everyone!

Yeah, it's a basketball

This picture is being posted by request, not by my own wishes. I'm getting to that point where I can't believe I am actually going to get bigger for 6 more weeks! I really do love being pregnant though. It is all for a great cause!

Fall!

This is one of the seasons I never really experienced in Arizona. I now LOVE fall! These pictures are from Little Cottonwood Canyon the first weekend of October.

Labor Day Weekend

We had an eventful weekend starting with the BYU vs Arizona game. Ruthie came and enjoyed the fun. She loved cheering and she does a mean cougar growl! We went up to beautiful Bear Lake with Ryan's Davis family Sunday night and Monday. As you can see, Ruthie had a great time in the water, but the life jacket was pure torture on the boat! Not even Ariel made it bearable!

"Potty Training"

There is a reason that "potty training" is in quotes. It has been almost a month since we invested in a quite versatile and even musical potty for Ruthie. The good news is that she sits on it 5-10 times a day. The bad news, we have yet to see anything go into the potty. Most of my days are spent chasing a naked girl around the house. She strips down to nothing the minute she goes in her diaper. We just need to find a way to get her on the pot 1 minute sooner! Suggestions? Her favorite thing to do with the potty is take the seat off, put her face through the middle and say "Hello, mom!" Gross! It would be worse if she had ever actually used it as a toilet. Sorry for the ever so exciting potty rambling, but I know you moms will relate! Speaking of streakers... gotta run!

These are pictures from Ryan's cousin Jessica's wedding. Ruthie is not very happy because she wanted to swim during the reception. The other is Ruthie and her friend Tanner Parry watching The Little Mermaid. Too cute! Ryan is obviously not too worried after his last biking trip. He is back in the saddle tomorrow for another go at the same trail! Good luck!

"Super" Saturday

We had a somewhat eventful Saturday. Ryan went mountain biking with some guys from work in the morning. He had a great time for the first 18 miles. If you know him , you know that Ryan is just a bit competitive. He was working hard to keep up with a very experienced mountain biker. Apparently he did a pretty good job through the technical part, but his tire met with a rock wrong on a flat stretch. He did a superman over the handlebars and has the war wounds to prove the story true. Check out the hole in his former helmet!
Ruthie just pulled a superman herself, right off of our bed! Ouch! Earlier this afternoon she enjoyed sitting on the porch watching the rain.

Summer Fun

Ruthie's first pony ride.

Ruthie kissing her cousin Sophie "Bye, Bye!"

Ruthie has had a blast with all of the family we have seen this month! There is never a short supply of attention. She loved going to a petting zoo and riding on a pony. We were sad to see Landen, Kristen , and Sophie move to Boston! It has been fun living pretty close by. Good luck on your new adventure!

Vacation to Arizona

Ruthie and Grandpa trying to keep cool in Aunt Mindi's pool.

4 generation picture from the Tenney Reunion

We enjoyed our 10 day trip to Arizona, with the exception of the temperature being at least 113 everyday! There is nothing I love more than good food and good company. We had plenty of both! We did forget to take our camera on our trip, so thanks to those who sent us pictures. Ruthie loves to swim. I take her at least once a week. She is getting to be a big girl and likes to pat my expanding belly and say, "Hi baby!" Little does she know that her life as she knows it will come to an end once he's here.

Cute cousins Ruthie and Orren playing their first duet!

Our First Posting-and big news!

The day has finally come that we join the wonderful world of blogging! My sister Krissi was great and helped me figure it all out. Thanks! I have big plans to post frequently. We'll see how I do. It is a fun way to keep up with the happenings in everyone's lives.
Now for our big news...
It's a boy! My dad (a.k.a. Papa Tutt, a.k.a. Dr. Tutt) did and ultrasound last night and told us the great news! We are very excited for this little boy to come around Thanksgiving.
We are currently in Arizona for a hot , hot vacation. We enjoyed the Tenney Family reunion Friday and Saturday. Ruthie loves all of the attention that she gets when we are with family.